2. Noun. A tool for clipping something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clippers
1. clipper [n] - See also: clipper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clippers
Literary usage of Clippers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Merchant Service: Being a History of the British Mercantile by R. J. Cornewall-Jones (1898)
"Sailing ships—The " Baltimore clippers "—Boston and New York clippers— The Sea
Witch—The American tea clippers—British clippers—The China tea race in ..."
2. Captain Nathaniel Brown Palmer: An Old-time Sailor of the Sea by John Randolph Spears (1922)
"... OF THE clippers CONSIDERED THAT the swift passages of the ship Natchez should
have been included in all magazine stories of the Yankee clippers is one ..."
3. The Clipper Ship Era: An Epitome of Famous American and British Clipper by Arthur Hamilton Clark (1910)
"At this period the California clippers increased rapidly in size. ... Thirty-one
California clippers were launched during the year 1851, and almost all the ..."
4. History of Cuba: Or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics ; Being a Political by Maturin Murray Ballou (1854)
"Pecuniary value of the slave-trade to Havana —The slave clippers — First introduction
of slaves into Cuba — Monopoly of the traffic by England — Spain's ..."
5. Tom Playfair: Or, Making a Start by Francis James Finn (1891)
""They're pretty cool for little fellows," remarked Harry Jones, the field captain
of the Red clippers. He was holding in his hand a note. "What's the fun? ..."
6. The American Merchant Marine: Its History and Romance from 1620 to 1902 by Winthrop Lippit Marvin (1902)
"... Comfort, and Speed by the New Americans — Evolution of the Yankee clippers —Ocean-
Racing around Cape Horn — Britain's Safe Repeal of her Navigation ..."
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